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Acu Point SJ-18 (Chi Mai) Spasm Vessel

Previous PointNext Point  Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang
Actions:
  • Benefits the ears
  • Calms fright and pacifies wind
Indications:
  • Headache, tinnitus, deafness, infantile convulsion.
Location (CAM):
  • In the centre of the mastoid process, at the junction of the middle and lower third of the curve formed by Yifeng (SJ-17) and Jiaosun (SJ-20) posterior to the helix.
Location (AMOA):
  • Posterior to the ear, in a small depression on the mastoid bone, one third of the distance along a curved line drawn from Yifeng SJ-17 to Jiaosun SJ-20 following the line of the rim of the ear.
Needling Method:
  • Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch or prick with a three-edged needle to cause bleeding. Moxibustion is applicable.

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